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{
"time": "2009-09-29 17:20:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Paul Szabo (Mississauga South, Lib.)",
"fr": ""
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"1603949\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, I had an opportunity to speak to this bill earlier and I addressed some of the concerns about human rights issues that constituents and others have raised with me.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1603950\" data-originallang=\"en\">Maybe the member has received some other information since that time, but the committee considered this deal and made a recommendation that an independent human rights assessment be done and that it was essential in terms of assessing the context in which a free trade deal could be addressed. Subsequently, I have found out that Amnesty International has refused to participate in an independent human rights assessment. This is troubling and maybe equally confusing since this is clearly an area that requires some attention.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1603951\" data-originallang=\"en\">I wonder whether the member has any idea where we are in terms of an independent human rights assessment to address the concerns expressed by many Canadians. If organizations like Amnesty International are not prepared to deal with it, what options do we have to satisfy that criteria?</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"1603949\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, j'ai d\u00e9j\u00e0 eu l'occasion d'intervenir au sujet de ce projet de loi et j'ai exprim\u00e9 certaines pr\u00e9occupations relatives au respect des droits de la personne, pr\u00e9occupations dont m'ont fait part les gens de ma circonscription et d'autres Canadiens.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1603950\" data-originallang=\"en\">Le d\u00e9put\u00e9 a peut-\u00eatre re\u00e7u d'autres informations depuis, mais le comit\u00e9 a examin\u00e9 ce projet d'accord et a recommand\u00e9 une \u00e9valuation ind\u00e9pendante compl\u00e8te de la situation des droits de la personne; il a soulign\u00e9 que cet exercice \u00e9tait essentiel pour \u00e9valuer le contexte dans lequel s'inscrirait l'accord. Par la suite, j'ai appris qu'Amnistie Internationale a refus\u00e9 de participer \u00e0 une telle \u00e9valuation ind\u00e9pendante. Ce refus est non seulement troublant, mais \u00e9galement d\u00e9routant puisque, de toute \u00e9vidence, cette question n\u00e9cessite une certaine attention.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1603951\" data-originallang=\"en\">Je me demande si le d\u00e9put\u00e9 sait o\u00f9 en est ce projet d'\u00e9valuation ind\u00e9pendante, pour faire suite aux pr\u00e9occupations exprim\u00e9es par de nombreux Canadiens. Si des organisations comme Amnistie Internationale ne sont pas pr\u00eates \u00e0 se pencher sur la question, quelles options avons-nous pour satisfaire \u00e0 ce crit\u00e8re? </p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2009/9/29/paul-szabo-8/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/paul-szabo/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/3198/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "2871396",
"h1": {
"en": "Government Orders",
"fr": ""
},
"h2": {
"en": "Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act",
"fr": ""
},
"document_url": "/debates/2009/9/29/",
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}